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AGM - MtPleasant Community Centre - 3 McCormacks Bay Road - MtPleasant 7.30 pm till 8.30pm Doors open at 7.15 for refreshments and mingling. Topics discussed ; Reports from Environment Canterbury and the Trust on Water Quality changes over the years plus the results from a recent Scholarship research on saltmarsh plants. All welcome, no […]
Can you spare a few hours to assist a group of local residents to restore and enhance this stunning little Bay. Tools and hot drink provided No need to book. Look out for cars parked along McCormack's Bay Road as that is where we will planting, weeding, mulching or pruning.
Annual Farewell to the godwits ceremony to "Wish the Godwits a safe return to their breeding grounds in Alaska" Saturday, 28 February 2026 Southshore Spit Reserve (at the very end of Rockinghorse Road) 1pm FREE BBQ sausages, music, info stalls 1.30pm Welcome, followed by guided short walk to view the birds up close Suitable all […]
Join us for the annual celebration of the wonderful Ihutai Estuary ecosytems.
Take part in the City Nature Challenge with the Ihutai Estuary Trust at South New Brighton Park! Using iNaturalist, we’ll work together to photograph and record as many plant and wildlife species as we can from within the restoration site, competing alongside others in Christchurch to be the city with the most observations. Bring a […]
Anyone welcome, no need to book! Come for a one off or as often as you like. Volunteers meet EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON between 2 and 4pm. Meet at the carpark off Charlesworth Street. Tools and gloves, good company plus refreshments provided. Please wear closed toe shoes. Since 2005 over 140,000 native plants have been placed […]
Sunday, 3rd May 2026 10am till 12 noon Charlesworth Street Reserve, situated on Charlesworth Street (off Ferry Road). Bring along family, friends and a spade. Members of the public are warmly invited to join us planting at Charlesworth Reserve to establish native trees and shrubs supplied by Trees for Canterbury and supported by the Christchurch […]
Saturday morning. 9th of May 2026 at 10am till 12 noon we can all give our mothers' day gift to Mother Nature by cleaning her waterways. 60 Community groups plus a number of schools are participating this year and have been allocated a stretch of our rivers, estuary, local park, harbour and beach to collect […]